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New research suggests substance use among Canadian schoolkids is a problem. A new strategy aims to tackle it more effectively. (Sebastian Radu/Unsplash)

No more ‘just say no’ — Canadian schools will soon have a roadmap to address student substance use

A new cross-Canada standard sets out what evidence-informed substance use prevention, education and intervention should look like from kindergarten through Grade 12.
We keep hearing about teacher shortages, but many experienced educators remain sidelined, underemployed or forced into careers outside education. (Dallas Penner/Unsplash)

Internationally experienced teachers: An overlooked resource to address teaching shortages

Internationally educated and experienced teachers are not a problem to be fixed — they are part of the solution to a system under strain.
Large-scale literacy testing has not kept pace with how literacy is practiced in classooms, assessed by teachers and mandated by curriculum. tim gouw/unsplash

Testing literacy today requires more than a pencil and paper

Are current forms of standardized literacy tests really measuring children’s capacity to read and interact with our rapidly-changing world?
Schools have the opportunity to develop students’ voices and agency to shape greater political civility and civic engagement. Shutterstock

How schools can foster civic discussion in an age of incivility

The extent to which schools foster political deliberation, engagement, understanding and empathy has far-reaching implications for our democracy.

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